Regions mull over Christmas restrictions
Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve celebrations with no more than six people and a curfew of 01.00 have been suggested by the national...
Butane gas bottle price drops
The maximum price of a bottle of butane gas (butano) in Spain has dropped to €11.85 (4.9% fall) from today (Tuesday) by order of...
Decree to protect ‘vital’ sea grass
Protection of sea prairies along the coast of the Valencia region will be strengthened via a new decree, according to councillor for the ecological...
Catalan vote favours segregationists
Political clouds will continue over Cataluña following today's (Thursday) regional elección in which pro-independency parties have obtained an overall majority.
With practically all votes processed...
Valencia looks to extend use of Covid passport
The regional government is studying extending the use of the Covid passport to additional ‘establishments’.
Valencia president Ximo Puig made the revelation on Wednesday during...
Holiday rental scam conned over 100 victims
A holiday home rental scam has been uncovered by the Guardia Civil, who have cleared up 128 frauds and made 29 arrests in simultaneous...
Tax cut for face masks
Value added tax (IVA) on face masks will be reduced from 21% to 4%, minister for the treasury María Jesús Montero announced on Wednesday.
The...
Gender violence figures released
OVER 5,000 women have been victims of gender violence in the Valencia region in the first three months of 2017, figures released earlier this...
Stricter policing of nightspots announced
Valencia president Ximo Puig has announced a ‘mobilisation of the security forces’ to guarantee that ‘nightlife’ customers and businesses are observing the regulations brought...
‘Ana’ puts Costa on alert
Alicante coastline is today (Monday) on orange alert due to high winds and waves as cold front 'Ana' continues to cross through Spain after...
How Justin Bieber launched Costa girl’s career
A DÉNIA expat who is now an up-and-coming model owes her fame and career to teen pop pin-up Justin Bieber.
Cindy Kimberly, 17, originally from...
Pioneering Parkinson’s disease treatment carried out in Valencia
The first implant of a deep brain stimulation (DBS) system, to help improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, in Spain has been successfully carried...
‘Special measures’ bring down waiting times
Average waiting times for operations in the Valencia region were reduced by 10 days in November to 88 days.
The biggest improvement when compared with...
Chemists ‘out-of-stock’
CHEMISTS are warning of an increasing list of out-of-stock medication caused by a price struggle by pharmaceutical companies and UK stock piling in fear...
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Glucose monitors now available from GPs for type two diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors can now be prescribed to patients with type two diabetes by GPs in the Valencia region.
The authorisation from the regional health...
